History
Formerly called Cornell Taiko, Yamatai was founded by a Cornell undergraduate, Haruki Yukawa, in September 2006. Starting with just one taiko drum, the group has come a long way, obtaining a total of seven drums by the beginning of their second semester and making a heart-pumping debut at the fourth annual JUSA Culture Show.
In November 2007, the group premiered their own concert in Goldwin Smith Hall entitled Yamatai: The Debut. Other performances since then have included ECAASU 2008: ReMix, JUSA's fifth annual culture show Tokyo Nights, and a guest performance at The Hangovers' spring concert in Sage Chapel. The group concluded their 2007-2008 school year with a second concert in Statler Hall on March 30, 2008 entitled Hibiki: The Resonance.
On March 6, 2009, Cornell University was privileged to have Bonten perform in Bailey Hall to an almost soldout audience of over 1,200 people. The last song of the night featured the 7 seniors of Yamatai who were there from the beginning, performing right beside the professional members of Bonten. That night was also the professional debut of Eva Kestner as a member of Bonten.
Yamatai recently concluded their 2009-2010 season, debuting several new members at their fall concert, Shinka: Evolution, and premiering a piece titled Raijin composed by one of the group's own members at their spring concert, Raijin .
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